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rock-shaft in place.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES S. OGLE, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

GRAIN- DRILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,470,`dated January13, 1880.

Application filed October 23, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEs S. BoGLE, ofSpringfield, county of Clarke, State of Ohio, have invented a new anduseful Improvement fin Grain-Drills, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to th'e accompanyingdrawings, maliing part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of' a graindrill with `my improvements applied. Fig. 2is a side elevation, and Fig. 3 a rear elevation, of the same. Fig. 4represents a vertical longitudinal section through the same. Fig. 5 is aSide elevation, showing the gear-cover removed, With one of theinterchangeable gears also removed and shown in reversed perspec` tiveView, Fig. 1I. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a-portion ofthe grain-boxinverted, with one Fig. 7 is asimilar View of the distributer-casingdetached. Fig.- 8 shows, in side elevation and in perspective, thebracket or hanger and quarter-box for holding the distributer-easing andadjusting Fig. 9 is a side elevation of one of the distributers. Fig. 10is a perspective view of the inner face of one of the distributer-casing plates. Fig. l1 is a perspective View of one of the interchangeablegears. Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the gear-lever and cam-yoke; Fig.13, a similar view of the cam and cam-plate. Fig. let represents asection through one end of the lifting-roller shaft. Fig. l5 is aperspective view of the pivoted funnel or cup intermediate between thedistributer and the conductor and drill-tube. Fig. 16 represents amodification in the devices forv locking the beams through which thehoes are adj usted.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts wherever used.

The invention relates to a novel construction of the distributers, andto a novel means for securing them to the grain-box and for retainingthe rock-shaft through which the gages are adjusted in position; also,to a novel method of changing the speed of the distributer-wheel shaftWithout the aid of extra gears and without change of centers or anyadjustment of parts; to the means for raising the hoes or teeth, wherebya backward thrust of the lifting-lever is made to rock the liftingrollerupward and forward past its pivotal.

center, adapting` it to suspend the hoes or justment of other parts,while at the same time the cam is made to so fill the lever-yoke as toprevent slack or lost motion ot' the levi-r; to a novel means forsuspending the tube-tops or tunnels from the distributer-casin gs,facilitating their adjustment, removal, Src.; to a novel arrangement ofpivoted angle-board, which, by a slight rocking movement, is adapted todeposit the grass-seed either in front or in rear of the hoes, asdesired, and to the means for holding the hoes or teeth in position whenarranged either in single or double rank, all as will be explained.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the frame of the machine, B Bthe carrying and driving wheels, and() the grain-box, said parts beingconstructed and arranged in any usual or preferred way.

The wheel B has a spur-gear, a, connected with it, from which motion isimparted to the distributer-wheel shaft, as follows: Dis a gearlever andyoke, pivoted at its forward end to and turning on the axle b ot' wheelB as a cen-` ter, the rear end of' said lever being expanded in widthand provided with an irregular slot, in which a cam, hereinafterdescribed, on one end of the lifting-roller shaft works for raising anddepressing said lever. of this lever D is provided with a stud-shaft,upon which is mounted a rtransmitting gear or pinion, a', which engageswith the ceiving motion therefrom.

rlhe outer end of the hub of wheel a has a clutch-face formed upon itsimilar to that shown on wheel a3, Fig. 1l, adapting it to engage asimilar clutch on the inner end of the hub or wheel a2, mounted andturning on the same stud-shaft' with wheel a', said.wheel a2 engagingand driving wheel a3 on the distributer-wheel shaft. In Figs. 5 and l1this wheel a3 is shown removed from its shaft, its posigear a., re-

The outer face Ioo - nal ribs e e, giving it a clutch form, adaptingtion when in use on said shaft being indicated by the dotted lines inFig. 5.

The distributer-wheel shaft E nas secured to its end a roundedextension, E', (see Figs. 1 and 3,) forming af' jrnal which has itsbearin gin a sleeve-box, (lijformed in the end standard, G, of thegrain-box.

The outer eri/d of journal E has longitudiit to receive and be rotatedby the wheel a3, which has a corresponding clutch-face on its hub a".(See Fig. il.)

Y The clutch-faces of wheels a2 and a3 are formed alike, adapting thewheels to be transposed, and being of different diameters, by simplytransposing them the speed ofthe distributer-shaft will be changed froma slow to a faster movement, and vice versa, for adapting the machine tosow small or large grain without the aid of extra gears, change ofcenters, or any adjustment of parts.

The gears c2 a3 when in place are held on their respective shafts by theremovable gearcover F.

The gear-lever has an irregular slot, D', in its rear end, forming ayoke, and an irregular heart-shaped cam, d, on one end oftheliftingroller shaft moves in said slot for actuating Athe gear-lever.

The expanded end of the lever D moves in close proximity with the sideframe-bar on its inner face, and the cam dhas acheek-plate, d', on itsouter face, outside of said lever, which serves to steady the movementof the lever and prevent its lateral displacement.

The lifting-roller is made in crankl form, composed of the transverserod or bar G, connected to crank-arms Gf, which at their inner orpivoted ends are provided with sleeve-journals rocking in suitablebearings on the main frame. These sleeves are divided into two parts, gg', the part g in each case being formed upon or rigidly connected withone of the crank-arms to, the adjacent ends of said parts g g/ of thelG, and the part g on one side being rigidly connected with the cam d andupon the other side with a gear-wheel, h, hereinafter referred sleeve ineach case having clutch or rose plates g2, (see Fig. 13,) permittingtheir relative ad- 5o justment in the one case for varying the throwofthe cam d, and thus compensating for any inaccuracies in theconstruction or adjustment of other parts, and in the other case forregulating or adjusting the throw of the liftinglever. rI he two partsare held in each case at the desired adjustment by a through-bolt, g3.The adjustable gear-wheel h on one end of the lifting-roller shaftengages with a second gear-wheel, h', mounted on a stud shaft, fi,formed upon or secured to a bracket, I, attached to the frame, the wheelh having a lever, H, rigidly connected with it for rotating it andimparting motion to'the wheel hand to the lifting-roller G, connectedtherewith.

By this arrangement of gears interposed between thelever and thelifting-roller they are made to move in opposite directions, the leverbeing moved backward and downwardv and the lifting-roller upward andforward for raising the drill-teeth, the lifting-roller in this movementbein g adapted to be thrown forward past its pivotal center against thegrain-box or other suitable stop, in which position it is sustained,holding the hoes or teeth out of the ground without the aid of a pawl orcatch.

The same action of the lifting-lever rocks forward and downward the camd on the opposite end of the lifting-roller shaft, and said cam, actingupon the gear-lever or yoke D, depresses the latter and throws thegear-wheel al out of mesh with ythe Wheel a3, thus throwing thedistributer-wheel shaft out of action and stoppin g the discharge of thegrain.

A reverse movement of the lifting-lever lowers the drill-teeth into theground and throws the wheel c2 into gear with wheel c3, again settingthe distributer-wheel shaft in action.

The forni and arrangement of the cam d in its yoke is such that it actsat the beginning of the throw of the lifting-roller for raising thedrill-teeth and near the end of its throw in lowering the same, thuseffectually preventing the Waste of grain. I

The construction of the distributer-wheel casing andthe manner ofattaching the same to the bottom of the grain-box is shownin the detailviews, Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and l0. K represents the casing made .in twoparts, in the usual form, except in particulars which will befdescribed.

The discharge-openingis protected in front and in rear by wind-guards7c, formed one 'upon each part of the divided casing, and projecting inparallel lines, or thereabout, on the same side of the casing as thedischarge-outlet, and in front and rear thereof, forming, in connectionwith the casing, a spout or passageway closed in upon three sides andprotecting the grain from the action of the wind in its passage from thedistributer to the conductor The upper\end of the casing is providedwith flanges 7c k2, through which it is secured to the grain-box, on theone side by screws andTi upon the other by a bracket or hanger, L. Thishanger islsecured in place by screws, and has a socket formed in it atl, for the reception of the tapering lug or ange 7a2 on the casing, thearrangement being such that after the several distributer-casings havebeen secured in place they can be readily removed and replaced orrenewed when required withf out disturbing the hangers L, the latterserving to determine their position with precision.

The casing has an arm formed upon it, in which is formed a half-bearingat k3 for the reception of the rock-shaft M, by means of which the gagesregulating the discharge of the grain are adjusted, and the bracket orhanger L has also an arm, l', overhanging the shaft M, and provided atZZ with a quarter-bearing for said shaft, which forms an extension ofthe half-bearing k3, and serves to hold the shaft roo IOS

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snugly thereon. By this arrangement of the bearings in the casin gandtheir hangers, united as described, any binding or cramping of theshaft,`such as is usually consequent upon the wa-rping, 85e., of thegrain-box, is avoided.

One part of the divided casing or shell (see Fig. l0) has afunnel-shapedhopper or seedcup formed in it, and at the side of this, adjacent to thedistributing-wheel N, there is a rabbet in the forward wall of thefunnel or hopper at K, forming a depressed seat for the flange of thefeed-wheel in such manner as to bring theinner face of the ange into thesaine plane with the front and lower wall of the seed-cup in the shellor casin g plate.

The rear wall, K2, of the seed-cup projects laterally within the iiangedfeed-wheel N,`and is notched or cut away at n, to form a passageway forthe flange on the wheel.

The foot or swinging end of the gage m swings in and out behind thelower end of this wall K2, regulating the size ofthe channel in thefeed-wheel, or between the gage and the flange of the wheel, beingadjusted by means of an arm, m', made adjustable on the rockshaft M bymeans of which the series of gages can be simultaneously adj usted forcontrolling the discharge of the grain as desired.

The gages are pivoted at m2 in suitable lugs on the casing-plate atpoints in rear of and above the distributer-Wheel shaft, the lower faceof the gage acting as the upper wall of the feed-channel, and serving,by its adjustment, to change the size of said channel without materiallychanging its form, and causing the heel end of the gage, under alladjustments, to strike the grain to the capacity of said channel.

The casing-plates are provided at their lower 'eiids on opposite sideswith conical spurs or pivots 7c4upon which the tube-top 0 (see Fig. 15)is suspended. This top is made in funnel shape, with a large open mouthat its upper end, surrounding the wind-guards of the distributer attheir lower ends, and tapering thence down to the size of and itting attheir lower ends Within the upper end of the ilexible conductor-tubessuspended therefrom in any usual manner. The upper ends of thesetube-tops have each a flat spring, p, secured to it, surrounding saidend, except in front, where it is recessed or cut away, forming lugs orears at o, which overhang the pivots kl, said spring p being providednear its ends with perforations or eyes p', which fit over the spurs orpivots 7a4, suspending the tube-tops therefrom, and permitting theirlongitudinal vibration to accommodate the position of the `.hoes orteeth, whether arranged in single or in double rank.

The ends of the spring extend slightly forward of the eyes p', formingconvenient handles, p2, for edecting the adjustment of the spring inapplying or removing the tubetop O.

C3 represents the grass-seed box or hopper, arranged by preference infront of the grain-box, and having end pieces in one piece with andforming extensions of the end boards of the grain-box, lat shown,though-they may be made separate and removable, it' desired. Bypreference, also, I pra ide the bottom of this grass-seed hopper wh aseries of forcefeed distributers, Q, similar to those on the grain-box,but smaller, and proportioned to the seed to be operated upon, the shaftfor operating the distributer-wheels thereof being connected with theWheel a5, and receiving motion from the wheel a through thetransmittingpinion a4, in a manner that will be readily understood.Underneath the discharge-outlet to the distributers Q is arranged an angle-board, R, made in V shape inverted, as shown in section in Fig. 4.This board extends transversely of the frame, and is supported upon apivot, r, upon which it has a slight rocking movement, sufficient tothrow its apex either in rear or in advance of the discharge-outlets inthe distributers Q, according as it is desired to deposit the grass-seedin frontof or behind the holes or teeth. A shouldered spring-pawl, r',serves to hold the angle-board in either posit-ion.

S S represent the hoes or teeth, connected alternately, by means ofdrag-bars S', to two rocking parallel beams, T'T, at their lowerswinging edges. These-beams are pivoted at their upper edges in the sidebars of the main frame, and are provided at one end with one or moreratchet disks or segments, t t.

U is a weighted dog or double pawl, the long Weighted end of whichserves as a handle or lever for operating it. Said dog has two teeth orpawls, a u', arranged opposite or nearly opposite each other, as shown,one engaging with teeth on the ratchet disk or segment t, and the otherwith those of the disk` or segment t. The rocking beams are designed tobe adjusted by hand, and when released from the dog U and rocked in suchmanner as to bring their lower edges together, as shown in Fig'. 4, theseveral drill-teeth will be brought into the same transverse line, insingle rank, in which position only the rear beam need be locked by thedog U, as the drag of the hoes upon the forward beam,T, will hohl saidbeam rocked back against the beam T. By rocking the beam Tv back and thebeam Tl forward, separating said beams, the teeth will be thrown into azigzag relation or double rank, in which position only the forward beam,T,.need be locked by the dog U against the drag of the hoes connectedwith it. Separate pawls t2 t3 (see Fig. 16) may be employed for lockingthe beams T T' in the desired position, or they may be used inconnection with dog U, if preferred. -S

The hoes or teeth are connected bychains V with the lifting-roller G,the operation otl` which has been described above. Parts of the machinenot particularly described may be constructed and arranged in any usualor preferred manner.

I am aware that a single perforated spring IOO IOS

the weighted has been used on one side of a tube-top in connection witha perforation or'hook on the other side of the tube-top for attachingsaid tube to the casing. This I do not claim.

Having now described my invention, I claim- 1. The distributer-casingprovided with the dan ges through which it is secured to the hopper, incombination with the separate retaining bracket or hanger L,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The casing-plate and its retaining bracket or hanger, providedeachwith partial bearY ings for the rock-shaft by which the feedgages areadjusted, substantially as described.

3. The distributer-casing provided with the wind-guards projectinglaterally in front and in rear of the discharge-outlet, for the purposeand substantially as shown and described.

4. The gears intermediate between the driving and distributer wheelshafts, adapted to justment of the parts,

be transposed, whereby the speed of the distributer-shaft can be changedwithout the aid of extra gears, change of centers, orany'adsubstantially as dcscribed.

5. The lifting-lever', in combination with the gears connecting it withthe lifting-roller, whereby a backward thrust of the lever is made torock the lifting-roller upward and forward, substantially as described.

6. The lifting-roller having an upward and forward movement, incombination with and operated by means of a lever having a backward anddownward movement, and serving to rock said lifting-roller past itspivotal center, for adapting it to sustain the lifted hoes without theaid of catch or pawl, as described.

7. The gear-lever provided with the irregular slot or yoke, incombination with the irregular cam for actuating said lever, madeadjustable on its shaft for regulating the throw of said lever,substantially as described.

8. The irregular cam actuating the gearlever connected with thelifting-roller shaft by the clutch-sleeve or trunnion and throughbolt,adapting it to be adjusted relatively to the throw of said shaft, asdescribed.

9. The lifting-roller shaft, in combination -with an adjustableactuating-gear for adjusting theposition of the lifting-lever relativelyto the lifting-roller.

10. The tube-top or funnel, in combination with the flat spring havingeyes or perforations at both ends for attaching it to horns or lugs onthe distributer-casing, as described.

1l. The pivoted angle-board forming the grass-seed distributer, arrangedand operating substantially as described, whereby, by a slight rockingmovement, it is adapted to deposit the seed either in front or in rearof the drill-teeth, as described.

12. The pivoted angle-board or grass-seed distributer, in combinationwith the spring pawl or catch for holding said board, as described. I

13. The rocking beams for adjusting the drill teeth or hoes, incombination with the toothed disks or segments and retaining-pawls,substantially as described.

14. The weighted double dog or pawl, in combination with the ratchetdisks or segments on the rocking beams to which the dragbars areattached, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof' I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of May,A. D. 1879.

J. S. BOGLE.

Witnesses:

WM. E. BROWN, N. W. DAvIs.

